Science (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Physics

Explain briefly how sunlight is polarised by scattering through atmospheric particles.

The emf of a cell is always greater than its terminal voltage. Why? Give reason.

Using Gauss’ law deduce the expression for the electric field due to a uniformly charged spherical conducting shell of radius R at a point

(i) outside and (ii) inside the shell.

Plot a graph showing variation of electric field as a function of r > R and r < R.

(r being the distance from the centre of the shell)

Using Gauss’s law, prove that the electric field at a point due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet is independent of the distance from it.

How is the field directed if (i) the sheet is positively charged, (ii) negatively charged?

Figure shows a block diagram of a transmitter identify the boxes ‘X’ and ‘Y’ and write their functions.

Figure shows a block diagram of a detector for amplitude modulated signal. Identify the boxes ‘X’ and ‘Y’ and write their functions.

What is an unpolarized light? Explain with the help of suitable ray diagram how an unpolarized light can be polarized by reflection from a transparent medium. Write the expression for Brewster angle in terms of the refractive index of denser medium.

If the angle between the pass axis of polarizer and the analyser is 45º, write the ratio of the intensities of original light and the transmitted light after passing through the analyser.

A charge Q is uniformly distributed on a spherical shell. What is the field at the centre of the shell? If a point charge is brought close to the shell, will the field at the centre change? Does your answer depend on whether the shell is conducting or non-conducting?

A spherical shell made of plastic, contains a charge Q distributed uniformly over its surface. What is the electric field inside the shell? If the shell is hammered to deshape it, without altering the charge, will the field inside be changed? What happens if the shell is made of a metal?

A rubber balloon is given a charge Q distributed uniformly over its surface. Is the field inside the balloon zero everywhere if the balloon does not have a spherical surface?

A thin, metallic spherical shell contains a charge Q on it. A point charge q is placed at the centre of the shell and another charge q₁ is placed outside it as shown in the  following figure . All the three charges are positive. The force on the charge at the centre is ____________.

A positive point charge Q is brought near an isolated metal cube.

A large non-conducting sheet M is given a uniform charge density. Two uncharged small metal rods A and B are placed near the sheet as shown in the following  figure.

(a) M attracts A.
(b) M attracts B.
(c) A attracts B.
(d) B attracts A.

Suppose a charge +Q₁ is given to the positive plate and a charge −Q₂ to the negative plate of a capacitor. What is the "charge on the capacitor"?

The plates of a parallel-plate  capacitor are given equal positive charges. What will be the potential difference between the plates? What will be the charges on the facing surfaces and on the outer surfaces?

Find the flux of the electric field through a spherical surface of radius R due to a charge of 10⁻⁷ C at the centre and another equal charge at a point 2R away from the centre in the following figure.

A spherical volume contains a uniformly distributed charge of density  2.0 × 10 ^-4 Cm^-3 Find the electric field at a point inside the volume at a distance 4⋅0 cm from the centre.

If the capacitors in the previous question are joined in parallel, the capacitance and the breakdown voltage of the combination will be